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VOL.  XIII  NOVEMBER,  I,  1914  NO.  6 


Undergraduate  Life 
at  Ohio  Wesleyan 

Described  by  Undergraduates 


ISSUED  BI-MONTHLY 

Entered  February  24,  1902,  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  as  Second-Class  Matter,  undei 
Acft  of  Congress,  July  16,  1894. 


President  Herbert  Welch 


The  Twenty-Second 


HELLO,  there ! certainly  glad  to  welcome  you  to  Delaware ; especial- 
ly to-day,  for  you  will  have  a better  opportunity  to  get  a glimpse  of 
college  life  on  February  22nd  than  at  any  other  time,  for  Washing- 
ton’s Birthday  is,  next  to  Commencement,  the  big  day  of  the  year,  and  you 
will  find  Delaware  crowded  with  alumni,  who  have  made  the  holiday  an 
occasion  for  visiting  their  Alma  Mater. 

As  we  ride  into  town  from  the  station  in  one  of  Delaware’s  far- 
famed  one-man  street  cars,  we  get  some  idea  of  this  city  of  1 0,000  in  which 
Ohio  Wesleyan  is  situated.  A square  or  two  from  the  station  you  will  get, 
across  “Daffodil  Run,’’  a hasty  view  of  the  women’s  campus,  of  Monnett 
Hall,  which  is  the  women’s  dormitory,  of  the  new  Sanborn  Hall  (of 
Music),  and  of  the  Art  Hall;  while  on  the  hill  above  us,  on  the  other  side 
of  the  line,  is  the  Perkins  Observatory,  named  after  its  donor,  who  retired 
but  recently  from  a half-century  of  service  in  Ohio  Wesleyan  University. 

And  now  we  are  at  the  University  proper,  as  we  might  infer  not  only 
from  the  buildings  but  from  the  twelve-foot  red-and-black  Ohio  Wesleyan 
banner  streaming  beneath  the  stars  and  stripes  from  the  flag-staff  before  us. 

You  may  have  studied  the  official  catalogue  and  learned  that  the  col- 
lege has  good  things  to  offer  in  the  way  of  curriculum.  Here  and  now  you 
begin  to  sense  another  and  a very  important  side  of  college  life  in  which  you 
are  vitally  interested — the  undergraduate  experiences  which  may  be  yours 
in  these  four  most  impressionable  years  of  your  entire  life.  So  keep  eyes  and 
ears  alert  during  this  brief  visit  to  the  college,  which  you  may  later  choose 
as  your  college. 

Washington’s  Birthday  is  Ohio  Wesleyan’s  “homecoming’’  day,  when 
alumni,  faculty  and  students  all  gather  about  the  big  family  festal  board. 
The  festivities  proper  begin  at  noon,  with  a monster  luncheon,  at  which 
1 200  college  people,  together  with  a few  favored  prospective  students,  are 
seated,  while  several  hundred  have  to  be  satisfied  to  sit  in  the  gallery  as 
spectators. 

As  it  is  almost  noon,  we  had  better  be  moving  toward  the  Gymna- 
sium where  the  luncheon  is  to  be  served.  Before  we  seat  ourselves,  sup- 
pose we  go  up  onto  the  running  track  and  look  at  the  scene  below.  On 
the  main  floor  fifty  snowy  tables  are  being  rapidly  filled  and  the  waitresses 
are  travelling  back  and  forth  like  bees.  The  undergraduates  are  seated  by 
classes,  and  the  Seniors  in  their  somber  caps  and  gowns  are  in  severe  and 
impressive  contrast  to  the  gay  colors  all  about  them.  At  the  faculty  tables 


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may  be  seen  gray-haired  professors  whose  names  have  become  traditions  in 
the  college,  and  many  old  alumni  who  since  graduation  have  become  fam- 
ous in  public  life. 

The  aroma  of  appetizing  food  warns  us  that  we  had  better  take  our 
places  below,  where  we  can  gain  a better  view  of  the  balcony  and  walls 
festooned  with  class  and  college  colors.  Between  the  courses  and  before 
you  hear  the  speeches,  you  will  enjoy  the  best  specimens  of  undergraduate 
wit  and  originality  exhibited  during  the  year.  This  takes  the  form  of 
“stunts,”  which  furnish  a sort  of  passing  review  of  the  more  humorous 
elements  of  college  life,  each  class  competing  against  the  others  for  the 
prize.  Interspersed  with  these,  come  selections  by  the  Glee  Club,  Women’s 
Choral  Club,  and  the  Varsity  Quartet.  The  banquet  is  brought  to  a close 
by  speeches.  The  Senior  class  is  represented  by  one  of  the  young  women; 
then  comes  a Junior,  and  last  the  main  address  of  the  afternoon.  Among 
recent  speakers  have  been  Mayor  Baker  of  Cleveland,  President  Sparks 
of  Pennsylvania  State  College,  and  Governor  Willis. 

Tonight  you  will  get  a glimpse  of  another  kind  of  the  good  times 
which  characterize  Ohio  Wesleyan; — the  great  Gymnastic  Carnival,  or 
athletic  demonstration  under  the  direction  of  the  physical  education  de- 
partment. As  the  crowd  will  approximate  2000  and  fill  the  “Gym”  to 
its  capacity,  it  behooves  us  to  get  there  as  early  as  possible. 

As  we  enter,  the  college  band  is  playing.  Every  member  of  the 
band,  including  the  leader,  is  an  undergraduate,  and  practically  the  full 
quota  of  music-producing  instruments  is  represented.  If  you  play  on  any 
instrument,  you  must  bring  it  with  you  when  you  come  next  year.  The 
University  furnishes  instruction  and  some  of  the  instruments,  and  the 
athletic  association  sees  that  the  band  is  not  only  admitted  to  home  games, 
but  is  taken  along  on  many  of  the  big  contests  with  neighboring  colleges. 

The  Carnival  proper  opens  with  heavy  apparatus  work.  It  may 
seem  incredible  that  a college  man  should  be  able  to  perform  the  tricks  of 
a professional  acrobat,  but  the  execution  of  flip-flops,  giant  swings,  and 
other  circus  “thrillers”  shows  that  the  tricks  of  this  trade  may  be  mastered 
even  in  college.  Folk  dances  and  intricate  drills  by  the  girls  make  a de- 
lightful addition  to  the  program  and  give  an  idea  of  the  kind  of  work  done 
in  the  Women’s  Physical  Culture  Department. 

With  the  conclusion  of  these  gymnastic  numbers  comes  the  basket-ball 
game,  heralded  by  the  yells  and  cheers  of  the  crowd.  As  the  red  and 
black  team  comes  on  the  floor  each  member  is  greeted  with  a cheer,  and 
throughout  the  entire  game  there  is  a running  fire  of  encouragement  on  the 
part  of  the  enthusiastic  “rooters.”  But  despite  the  fact  of  the  enormous 
crowd,  you  will  note  the  spirit  of  fair  play,  which  recognizes  the  courtesy 
due  to  a visiting  team,  and  causes  the  crowd  to  refrain  from  cheering  dur- 
ing the  throwing  of  fouls. 

The  referee’s  whistle  blows  and  Carnival  and  game  are  over.  Wes- 


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The  Campus  after  Chapel.  Cray  Chapel  in  the  center.  The  Library  and  Sturges  Hall  to  right.  Science  Hall  to  left 


leyan  has  won.  “There  will  be  a big  celebration  at  Monnett,”  yells  the 
cheer  leader  and  everybody  makes  a break  for  the  door.  We  follow  the 
crowd.  Monnett  Hall,  the  home  of  the  girls,  is  but  a fifteen  minute  walk 
from  the  Gym,  and  when  we  get  there  the  preparations  are  well  under 
way.  Three  or  four  wagons,  whisked  mysteriously  from  some  alley,  rum- 
ble up,  piled  high  with  boxes  and  barrels.  Mounted  insecurely  upon  the 
top  is  the  directing  spirit,  who  is  shouting  orders  to  the  half-score  of  men 
who  furnish  the  motive  power  below.  The  hill  is  achieved  with  a rush, 
and  almost  before  the  wagons  are  backed  into  place  the  boxes  are  un- 
loaded and  a match  applied.  The  band,  which  has  been  straggling  along 
playing  something  to  the  effect  that  “The  gang’s  all  here,’’  strikes  up  an 
impromptu  air,  and  by  the  time  a roaring  blaze  lights  up  the  scene,  we  find 
ourselves  on  the  inside  of  a surging,  gleeful  circle,  which  is  kept  by  the  vigor 
of  the  bonfire  at  a respectful  distance. 

The  yell  leader  mounts  a rickety  box,  and  calls  for  a few  yells  to 
start  the  ball  rolling.  After  the  crowd  has  paid  a vociferous  tribute  to 
the  men  who  won  the  game,  the  leader  calls  them  out  from  the  crowd 
and  they  are  pushed  forward  into  the  limelight  for  speeches.  That  inde- 
scribable feeling  of  mixed  loyalty  and  pride  which  thrills  the  hero  who  is 
suddenly  the  center  of  the  jollification,  lingers  ineffaceably  in  his  memory. 
Some  day  you  will  perhaps  stand  in  his  place,  and  then  you  will  realize 
what  it  means.  Between  songs,  “Prexy’’  and  the  coaches  are  called  upon 
for  short  speeches.  From  their  vantage  points  on  the  big  porch,  the  steps 
and  the  surrounding  windows,  the  girls  are  now  singing  some  of  their  songs. 
With  the  dying  out  of  the  bonfire  comes  the  realization  that  almost  an  hour 
has  passed,  and  in  the  sinuous  and  hilarious  snake  dance  now  forming  we 
make  our  retreat. 

Such  occasions  make  a college  life  rich  in  memories,  and  something 
is  gained  there  which  will  long  remain.  But,  since  you  are  to  remain  over 
tomorrow,  to  get  a glimpse  of  the  everyday  routine  of  college  life,  we  must 
get  some  sleep,  so  that  we  may  be  up  in  plenty  of  time  in  the  morning. 


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Edwards  Gymnasium 


Perkins  Observatory 

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Monnett  Hall 


MON  NETT  HALL  is  as  much  a part  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  as  is  the 
Gym.  You  must  see  it,  but  no  mere  man  would  venture  into  that 
domain  alone;  so  we  take  on  one  of  the  girls  as  a pilot.  Let  her 
be  guide  and  protector  as  well  as  friend. 

At  the  celebration  bonfire  last  night  we  saw  the  dim  outlines  of  Mon- 
nett Hall,  a long  shadowy  building  with  a multitude  of  blazing  windows, 
the  white  porch  crowded  with  girls  whose  faces  were  glowing  in  the  firelight. 
There  it  is  by  daylight,  their  irregular,  romantic  old  “Sem,”  festooned  with 
woodbine  and  shadowed  by  oaks  and  maples  growing  as  Nature  planted 
them. 


You  should  see  the  campus  on  Monnett  Day,  when  the  girls  form  one 
long  white  procession,  winding  among  the  trees  to  the  music  of  the  “Spring 
Song.”  Then  comes  the  crowning  of  the  May  Queen,  the  fantastic  festive 
dances,  the  pageant,  the  play  and  the  May-pole.  As  we  stand  here  at 
the  front  gate,  can  you  not  imagine  all  the  color  and  gaiety  of  that  day? 

As  we  approach  the  campus  we  see  on  our  right  Lyon  Hall  with  its 
round  gray  stone  tower.  It  accomodates  the  School  of  Fine  Arts,  in  which, 
besides  regular  courses  in  drawing  and  painting,  a special  study  is  made  of 
home  decoration.  The  rear  of  the  building  contains  the  new  laboratories 
for  the  courses  in  Home  Economics.  On  our  left  is  Sanborn  Hall,  a model 
of  classical  beauty  within  and  without.  It  is  the  home  of  the  School  of 
Music,  and  contains,  besides  rooms  for  administration,  instruction  and  prac- 
tice, an  exquisite  little  auditorium  where  concerts  and  lectures  are  given. 

Now  we  follow  the  broad  walk  leading  from  the  gate  to  Monnett 
porch.  We  pass  through  tangles  of  girls  bidding  adieu  to  the  gallant  es- 
corts who  have  carried  their  books,  and  enter  the  main  corridor.  The  door 
to  your  left  is  that  of  Mrs.  Newberry,  Associate  Dean  of  Women.  In 
other  days  it  was  the  door  of  awe  and  mystery,  behind  which  many  an  un- 
happy culprit  faced  her  trial  and  met  her  punishment. 

But  now  the  halls  have  student  government,  under  which  the  girls 
make  their  own  laws  and  fix  their  own  punishments.  Says  our  guide,  “A 
committee  made  up  of  undergraduates  elected  from  each  class,  with  a 
Senior  for  presiding  officer,  is  the  chief  means  of  preserving  order  among 
the  three  hundred  girls  in  Monnett  Hall  and  the  larger  cottages  in  town. 
Each  corridor  in  the  Hall  and  each  cottage  elects  a Proctor,  whose  business 
it  is  to  see  that  we  are  in  our  rooms  by  nine-thirty  and  turn  our  lights  out 
by  ten.  Seniors  and  Juniors  have  what  we  call  two  ‘nights  out’  a week, 


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Canoe  Race  on  the  Olentaney 

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and  Sophomores  have  one,  but  everybody  has  to  register  where  she  is  going 
in  the  little  black  student  government  book  that  lies  on  the  Hall  table.  Of 
course  every  one  is  permitted  to  attend  all  college  affairs,  unless  she  is  ‘on 
probation’  for  abuse  of  privileges.  Aside  from  the  fact  that  we  get  into 
trouble  if  we  attempt  to  evade  these  more  or  less  simple  rules,  college 
spirit  demands  that  this  organization  have  the  loyal  support  of  every  girl 
in  college.” 

As  we  walk  along  the  main  corridor,  on  the  walls  of  which  are  photo- 
graphs of  the  world’s  great  pictures,  we  pass  the  big  parlor  where  quiet 
self-conscious  couples  sit  in  conspicuous  isolation  from  each  other.  A 
little  further  on  is  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  whose  members  will  give  the  new 
girls  a cordial  welcome  when  they  come  to  stay  next  year.  Practically 
every  Monnett  girl  belongs  to  the  Christian  Association.  Our  conduc- 
tor again  takes  up  the  story: 

‘‘This  Association  is  the  conserver  of  the  idealisms  of  fine  living  and 
high  thinking  among  the  girls.  How  I wish  you  could  go  with  me  to  one  of 
the  Sunday  night  meetings,  where  a couple  of  hundred  girls  come  rever- 
ently together  for  worship  in  the  soft  evening  twilight,  and  talk  over  to- 
gether in  one  big  family  all  the  things  that  concern  our  college  activities, 
informing  the  whole  with  true  Christian  spirit.  From  the  minute  the  new 
girl  enters  the  college  circle  she  feels  this  protecting  Christian  atmosphere. 
The  Association  not  only  gives  inspiration  for  finer  living,  but  also  through 
its  various  committees  affords  opportunity  for  practical  Christian  service. 
The  Association  publishes  the  college  calendar,  and  from  the  proceeds  sends 
eighteen  or  twenty  girls  to  the  big  summer  conference  at  Eaglesmere,  where, 
along  with  girls  from  eighty  other  colleges,  they  spend  the  most  profitable 
and  delightful  two  weeks  imaginable. 

‘‘Further  cn  we  enter  the  loggia,  an  exquisite  nook  where  some  of  our 
art  treasures  are  kept.  There  too  is  the  silver  cup  which  was  given  to  the 
girls  for  a basket-ball  trophy.  Upon  it  are  engraved  the  names  of  the 
victorious  classes  in  that  most  exciting  event,  the  girls’  annual  basket-ball 
tournament.  On  this  occasion  each  class  presents  its  team  and  mascot  in 
picturesque  parade,  and  some  stunt  vibrant  with  the  spice  of  college  life. 
They  put  almost  as  much  effort  into  outsinging  and  outyelling  each  other 
as  into  winning  the  games. 

‘‘Tennis,  too,  is  a popular  game  at  Monnett,  especially  in  the  cool 
spring  mornings.  Besides  instruction  in  outdoor  sports  and  in  the  teaching 
of  games  for  playground  work,  our  women’s  physical  culture  department 
affords  training  with  wand,  dumb-bell  and  club,  with  particular  emphasis 
upon  folk-dancing,  such  as  you  saw  at  the  Carnival. 

‘‘We  shall  have  time  to  go  upstairs  before  dinner.  I wish  you  to 
see  the  halls  of  the  literary  Societies,  because  we  are  proud,  both  of  their 
artistic  decorations  and  their  noble  history.  The  girls  have  three  societies 
and  there  is  considerable  rivalry  between  them.  And  then  there  is  the  big 


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Lyon  Art  Hall 


Sanborn  Hall  of  Music 

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study-hall  on  the  third  floor,  where  we  have  a generous  part  of  the  college 
library,  and  long  tables  where  we  can  work  unmolested. 

“And  here  we  are  at  our  cozy  suite  with  its  gay  pennants  and  pictures 
and  cushions.  Doesn’t  its  very  atmosphere  make  you  think  of  jolly  songs 
and  sumptuous  feeds,  and  masquerade  parties  of  every  kind?  On  Hallow 
e’en  the  whole  house  has  a masquerade — a ghost  party  down  in  the  dim. 
spooky,  interminable  basement. 

“And  now  the  bell  rings  for  dinner  and  we  must  hurry  in  order  to  be 
in  on  time.  Did  you  ever  see  such  a flock  of  girls?  They  fairly  overflow 
stairway  and  corridor.  More  than  three  hundred  of  us  sit  down  together 
in  this  big  dining  room  every  day.  One  of  our  most  memorable  occasions 
is  the  breakfast  on  Easter  Morning,  when  we  come  from  the  sunrise  prayer 
meeting,  all  in  white,  two  by  two  into  the  dining  room.  The  tables  are  gay 
with  ferns  and  daffodils  and  at  each  place  is  a card  of  greeting  from  the 

Y.  W.  C.  A. 

“I  wish  I had  time  to  take  you  all  over  the  house  and  let  you  see  the 
girls  as  they  live, — making  fudge  in  the  “Curling  Room,’’  ironing  party 
dresses  on  the  coffin  box,  trimming  hats  and  crocheting  lace,  all  between 
quizzes  and  themes  and  collateral.  Then  you  would  see  the  primary  pur- 
pose of  Monnett  Hall  and  its  activities,  the  making  of  noble  friendships 
that  shall  be  an  inspiration  all  our  lives.’’ 


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the  Firelight  at  Monnett  Hall 


On  the  Campus 


THE  Twenty  Second  has  gone  into  history  and  today  the  college  goes 
back  to  its  ordinary  routine.  You  notice  as  you  enter  the  campus 
at  8:35,  converging  lines  of  students  hurrying  from  all  parts  of  the 
town  to  the  morning  chapel  service.  As  we  cross  the  new  stone  plaza,  with 
its  broad  flat  seats,  to  the  base  of  the  flight  of  stairs  leading  to  the  main  en- 
trance of  Gray  Chapel,  we  jostle  our  way  through  the  gay  crowd  coming 
from  the  first  hour  classes. 

For  the  best  view  of  the  chapel  we  go  to  the  balcony  of  the  big  chapel 
proper.  The  room  is  an  immense  quarter-circle  with  a colored  glass  dome 
surmounting  the  arch  of  the  ceiling,  from  which  hangs  a large  American 
flag.  A balcony  extends  along  the  circumference;  the  platform,  also  a 
quarter-circle,  extends  out  into  the  main  body  of  the  auditorium,  while 
directly  behind  it  is  the  immense  organ.  Below  us  are  the  students,  grouped 
by  classes,  the  Seniors  in  the  center,  the  Freshmen  on  their  right  and  the 
Juniors  and  Sophomores  on  their  left. 

On  the  platform  sits  the  Faculty,  ranging  from  the  gray-haired, — nay, 
even  bald-headed,  professors  in  the  front  rows  to  the  young  instructors  in 
the  rear.  As  Prexy  enters  the  platform  from  the  door  at  the  rear,  the 
final  bell  rings,  the  janitors  close  the  doors,  the  prelude  on  the  organ  ceases 
and  the  noise  of  the  assemblage  dies  away.  After  the  Doxology  comes 
the  reading  of  the  notices  of  the  day — club  meetings,  department  notices, 
athletic  announcements,  and  a hundred  and  one  items  which  are  of  interest 
to  the  students  and  faculty.  The  last  notice  calls  for  a “mass  meeting  of 
students  and  faculty  after  Chapel.’’  After  this  comes  the  devotional  exer- 
cises with  a short  talk  by  Prexy. 

To  the  student  who  daily  faces  the  chapel  platform  no  keener  en- 
joyment comes  than  from  watching  the  familiar  figure  of  Prexy.  Around 
his  personality  centers  the  entire  spirit  of  the  whole  service,  which  without 
him  loses  much  of  its  value  and  interest.  His  earnestness  and  kindliness 
make  the  students  feel  that  not  only  is  he  their  friend,  but  that  through 
him  they  have  somehow  entered  into  membership  in  the  body  of  Ohio 
Wesleyan  folk  which  comprises  faculty  and  alumni  as  well  as  under- 
graduates. 

Dr.  Welch  is  eminent  as  an  executive,  a scholar,  and  a speaker. 
The  Methodist  Church  has  made  him  President  of  the  Educational  Board 
of  the  National  Freedmen’s  Aid  Society,  and  he  is  also  at  the  head  of 
the  Ohio  Association  of  Charities  and  Correction.  Under  his  direction  the 
endowment  was  recently  increased  a half-million  dollars,  and  now  that  a 


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Sturges  Hall — For  Chemistry 


goal  of  an  additional  $600,000.00  has  been  set,  he  has  started  out  in 
his  characteristic  way  to  attain  it  before  the  Diamond  Jubilee  in  1919, — the 
Seventy-Fifth  Anniversary  of  the  founding  of  the  College. 

Very  often  President  Welch  is  quoted  in  the  newspapers.  Recently 
he  issued  a series  of  letters  to  the  alumni  on  “The  Five  Assets  of  a College’’ 
which  attracted  considerable  favorable  comment.  The  Ohio  State  Journal 
has  the  following  to  say  about  one  of  them: 

“We  have  before  us  a circular  signed  by  President  Herbert  Welch, 
of  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  and  addressed  ‘to  the  sons  and  daughters 
from  the  alma  mater.’  To  show  its  import  and  purpose  we  quote  a para- 
graph or  two  from  it  as  follows : 

“ ‘More  important  than  wealth,  inviting  campus,  stately  and  commod- 
ious buildings,  and  all  other  material  equipment,  is  the  faculty.  Its  mem- 
bers are  to  be  in  continual  and  (it  is  to  be  hoped)  intimate  contact  with 
the  students. 

“ ‘The  faculty  should  be  composed  of  people  who  possess  not  only 
scholarship,  but  a real  enthusiasm  for  learning.  They  should  have  teach- 
ing skill ; they  should  be  of  vigorous  and  attractive  personality,  sound 
character,  wise  habits,  and  a sincere  interest  in  young  people  and  in  their 
moral  and  religious,  as  well  as  their  intellectual  welfare.’ 

“This  message  of  President  Welch  is  like  a fresh  breeze  across  the 
educational  field.  It  speaks  well  for  his  university,  and  to  all  thoughtful 
educators  it  should  prove  an  inspiration  and  a hope.  A man  ought  to  want 
his  boy  or  girl  to  get  within  the  sphere  of  such  an  influence.’’ 

The  devotional  exercises  over,  the  mass  meeting  begins.  The  Presi- 
dent of  the  student  body  leaves  his  seat  in  the  Senior  section,  and  takes 
the  place  of  Prexy  behind  the  desk  on  the  platform.  The  student  band, 
seated  in  the  far  corner  of  the  balcony,  strikes  up  the  strains  of  “Delaware, 
the  Beautiful,’’  and  the  song  leader  joins  his  classmate  on  the  platform. 

It  is  the  day  before  the  big  basket-ball  game  with  Denison,  and  the 
meeting  has  been  called  to  prepare  for  this  biggest  home  game  of  the  season ; 
— the  game  which,  if  won,  will  bring  the  red  and  black  to  the  front  as  a 
contender  for  the  State  Championship.  The  cheerleader  also  jumps  upon  the 
platform  and  by  his  athletic  gyrations  directs  the  cheering  of  the  students, 
while  Professor  Dixon,  head  of  the  Physical  Education  Department,  and 
Coach  of  the  basket-ball  team,  steps  forward  to  make  a speech.  He  is 
followed  by  the  members  of  the  team,  who  are  cheered  again  and  again. 
The  meeting  ends  with  the  singing  of  “Ohio  Wesleyan,’’  for  the  chapel 
bell  announces  that  the  next  recitation  starts  in  ten  minutes. 

As  we  descend  the  steps  to  the  main  floor  of  Gray  Chapel,  a song, 
“My  Girl’s  Too  Good  For  You,  She’s  From  O.  W.  U.,’’  begins  some- 
where in  the  corridor  below  and  at  once  hundreds  of  voices  take  up  the 
tune.  Yells  and  more  songs  seem  to  spring  up  from  nowhere  in  particular 


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The  Debate  Team  which  won  against  Colgate.  One  of  five  teams  engaged  in  inter- 
collegiate debate  this  year 


The  Band 


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and  continue  until  the  good-natured  and  fast  dissolving  mass  has  scattered 
in  all  directions  to  class-room  duties. 

Student  Government  is  developed  about  as  far  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  as 
at  any  college  in  the  country,  and  yet  each  year  finds  the  students  taking 
over  some  additional  phase  of  administration.  The  entire  student  body 
elects  a President,  who  takes  charge  of  all  student  meetings  and  confers 
with  the  Faculty  authorities  on  matters  of  common  interest.  The  student 
body  has  legislative  functions  and  the  Honor  Court  is  the  judicial  body 
which  attends  to  all  violations  of  the  Honor  Code.  You  see,  the  Honor 
System  is  in  vogue  here.  In  examinations  the  instructors  leave  the  room 
and  the  student  is  placed  entirely  upon  his  honor. 

Election  to  almost  all  offices,  including  the  managerships  of  teams, 
etc.,  are  held  the  first  week  in  May,  and  a primary  system,  with  printed 
ballots,  makes  the  elections  very  much  like  those  of  civic  life. 

A recent  innovation  which  seems  very  successful  is  the  Budget  System, 
whereby  a fee  of  $5.00  per  year  is  paid  into  a general  fund,  and  admission 
to  all  games,  debates,  etc.  is  made  open  to  all.  The  plan  is  much  cheaper 
in  the  long  run,  and  promotes  good  attendance  at  games.  It  is  possible  that 
gradually  the  Budget  will  be  broadened  to  include  many  other  student 
activities. 

On  the  big  1 5-foot  bulletin  board  in  the  corridor  is  a humorous  figure 
in  gorgeous  colors  announcing  the  play  to  be  given  by  the  Histronic  Club. 
The  players  are  trained  by  the  intructors  in  the  Department  of  Oratory, 
and  the  popular  plays  which  the  Club  annually  produces  are  often  said  to 
rival  those  of  professional  companies. 

Nor  is  this  the  only  student  activity  which  the  Department  of  Oratory 
fosters,  for  the  records  of  the  debate  teams,  for  eighteen  years  undefeated 
on  the  home  floor,  show  the  quality  of  its  coaching.  Counting  debates  on 
foreign  floors  as  well,  Wesleyan  has  a record  of  31  victories  out  of  44  de- 
bates, a record  which  will  help  you  to  understand  how  so  many  graduates 
of  Ohio  Wesleyan  have  become  famous  as  orators  in  pulpit,  court  room  and 
legislature. 

Then  there  is  the  Science  Club,  the  Philosophical  Club,  the  Oxford 
Club  for  prospective  ministers.  The  three  honorary  fraternities.  Delta 
Sigma  Rho,  Gamma  Phi  and  Pi  Delta  Epsilon,  are  organized  to  keep  up 
the  standard  of  oratory,  gymnastics  and  journalism  respectively. 

I suppose  you  have  heard  of  the  famous  Sulphur  Spring.  The  senti- 
ment and  historical  tradition  centering  around  the  spring  have  made  it  a 
shrine  to  Wesleyan  people,  and  at  alumni  gatherings  hundreds  of  miles 
away  a jug  of  water  from  the  old  spring  will  grace  the  banquet  board. 
Because  of  its  healthful  properties  the  old  Mansion  house,  later  to  be  the 
home  of  the  new  college,  first  came  into  existence  as  a health  resort  back  in 
the  Forties.  From  the  beginning  its  “flowing  bowl’’  has  been  the  theme  of 
song  and  story,  and  it  is  whispered  that  many  who  have  found  their  life 


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Junior  Basket  Ball  Team 


Freshman  Class  Football  Team 

Class  teams  in  the  different  sports  give  opportunity  for  many  to  participate  in  athletics 

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companions  here  in  college  days  have  plighted  their  troth  beside  its  bubbling 
tide. 


Around  the  spring,  too,  centers  much  of  the  strenuous  rivalry  exhibited 
at  the  beginning  of  the  year  between  the  two  lower  classes.  Its  bowl  has 
been  the  impromptu  bathing  place  of  many  a struggling  Freshman  or  Soph- 
omore, for  it  is  known  as  the  official  ducking  place.  Hazing,  as  often 
described,  does  not  exist  here,  but  there  is  naturally  a traditional  antagonism 
between  the  lower  classes  which  the  spring  sometimes  has  been  called 
upon  to  cool. 

It  is  the  eventful  first  few  weeks  of  the  college  year  to  which  most  of 
the  interclass  hostilities  are  confined.  Guerilla  warfare,  following  the 
tyrannous  mandates  of  the  Sophomores,  who  impose  numerous  indignities 
upon  the  incoming  class,  (orders  which  are  faithfully  disobeyed),  is  prev- 
alent in  many  guises  for  the  first  few  days.  In  order  to  bring  affairs  to  a 
head,  a series  of  interclass  contests  are  arranged  for  the  second  and  third 
Saturdays  of  the  school  year.  On  the  second  Saturday  come  the  Tug-of- 
war  and  swimming  contests  in  the  morning  and  the  famous  pole  rush  in  the 
afternoon,  while  the  track  meet  on  the  next  Saturday  is  the  final  event  of  the 
series. 

The  pole  rush  is  a distinctive  Ohio  Wesleyan  feature,  and  if  you 
were  here  at  that  time  you  would  catch  the  tense  excitement  which  holds 
the  big  crowd  assembled  to  watch  the  melee.  An  eighteen-foot  pole  with 
six  twenty-foot  ropes  on  each  side,  is  placed  in  the  center  of  the  main  foot- 
ball field.  The  men  of  the  two  classes,  drawn  up  fifty  feet  from  the  pole, 
rush  toward  it  from  opposite  directions  at  the  crack  of  the  gun.  Every- 
thing becomes  a chaos  of  sounds  and  forms.  The  first  thud  of  impact  set- 
tles into  a continuous  roar,  as  each  class  tries  to  drag  the  pole  to  its  goal. 
Countless  personal  interviews  in  the  form  of  wrestling  matches  begin  to  de- 
tach themselves  from  the  great  mixup.  Good-natured  rivalry  is  the  rule 
and  no  ungentlemanly  conduct  is  tolerated  by  the  upper-class  officials  in 
charge.  Only  old  clothes  go  and  the  ripping  off  of  one’s  shirt  often 
necessitates  a hasty  exit  from  the  rush. 

In  the  track  meet  the  next  week  another  kind  of  prowess  is  exhibited. 
A few  years  ago  the  Sophomores  won  it  by  a single  point,  and  in  so  doing 
won  a majority  of  points  in  the  entire  series.  The  women  of  the  classes 
are  as  much  interested  as  the  men,  and  to  show  their  appreciation  of  this  fact 
the  victorious  class  frequently  celebrates  the  victory  with  a noisy  parade 
in  naive  attire,  always  terminating  at  the  “Sem,”  as  Monnett  Hall  is  called. 

The  round  black  hats  with  numerals  in  front,  which  form  a large  part 
of  the  masculine  head-gear  seen  on  the  campus,  are  the  Freshman  hats, 
which  are  worn  until  Spring  Vacation  by  the  first  year  men.  Besides  being 
especially  convenient,  they  are  a distinctive  help  to  new  men  in  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  each  other.  At  a fixed  date  in  the  Spring  the  men  have  the 
privilege  of  burning  these  head-pieces  with  traditional  ceremonies. 

Those  little  round  silver  buttons  on  the  lapel  of  the  men’s  coats  are 


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The  Sulphur  Spring 

The  Spring  located  the  Mansion  House,  now  Elliott  Hall,  which  later  became  the  first 
building  of  the  University 


“W”  buttons,  which  every  student  who  has  been  in  attendance  one  semester 
has  the  right  to  wear,  thus  proclaiming  to  the  world  in  general  that  he  hails 
from  Ohio  Wesleyan. 

The  red  and  black  button  of  the  same  design,  which  you  have  prob- 
ably also  noticed  at  home,  is  another  unique  Wesleyan  feature.  It  is  a 
“pledge”  button,  which  may  be  worn  by  any  one  who  expects  to  come  to 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  As  a prospective  Wesleyan  student,  you  will 
want  to  stop  at  the  Registrar’s  office  and  secure  one,  for  you  will  be  con- 
stantly meeting  prominent  graduates  of  the  school  with  whom  you  will  be 
glad  to  become  acquainted. 

As  we  approach  the  central  entrance  to  the  campus,  you  note  the 
splendid  memorial  gateway,  with  its  roomy  stone  seats  on  the  Campus  side, 
the  gift  of  the  class  of  ’09.  The  arch  gateway  at  the  beginning  of  the 
driveway  to  the  Athletic  field  and  the  ticket  office  in  the  corner  of  the 
Athletic  field  are  the  gifts  respectively  of  the  classes  of  ’08  and  ’07.  A 
fund  from  the  gifts  of  the  classes  of  ’ 1 0 and  ’ll  is  to  provide  another  arch 
gateway  to  be  erected  soon  in  compliance  with  the  general  plans  which  have 
been  drawn  for  the  location  of  walks  and  new  buildings.  These  and  other 
examples  are  the  visible  proofs  of  the  affection  which  binds  the  alumni  to 
their  Alma  Mater.  The  Wesleyan  spirit  would  be  brought  home  even 
more  forcibly  if  you  were  in  Delaware  at  Commencement  time.  Almost 
a week  is  given  over  to  it,  beginning  on  Saturday  with  art  and  music  ex- 
hibits and  ending  only  when  after  graduation  day  the  trunk  of  the  last  wist- 
ful ex-Senior  is  hauled  away  to  the  station.  In  the  contagious  joy  of  June 
the  Campus  presents  a far  more  beautiful  appearance  than  this  winter 
scene,  and  you  feel  that  the  season  and  the  place  must  have  been  created 
just  for  such  an  occasion  as  this. 

After  Baccalaureate  Sunday  the  three  remaining  days  of  Commence- 
ment week  follow  as  Undergraduate  Day,  Alumni  Day,  and  Commence- 
ment Day.  Undergraduate  Day  would  probably  interest  you  the  most. 
There  are  the  class  day  exercises  and  the  baseball  game  in  the  afternoon, 
the  Shakespeare  Play  and  the  Literary  Society  receptions  in  the  evening. 
In  the  morning  at  the  final  Chapel,  the  big  Auditorium  is  jammed  to  its 
fullest  capacity.  It  is  Recognition  Day.  Undergraduates  and  their 
friends  and  the  alumni  are  waiting  to  hear  who  won  the  various  honors 
which  are  always  announced  at  that  time.  There  is  breathless  interest  as 
the  list  is  read  of  the  envied  few  who  by  excellence  in  scholarship  have  be- 
come members  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  The  prizes  and  scholarships  for  merit 
in  various  fields  are  awarded,  and  there  is  a steady  procession  of  the  vic- 
tors who  are  called  to  the  chapel  platform  to  receive  the  laurels  they  have 
won, — perhaps  a medal  for  a record  in  the  “Big  Six”  or  a cup  won  in  a 
state  oratorical  contest.  All  of  the  “W”  men  are  here  also  given  the  letter 
which  they  are  to  have  the  privilege  of  wearing. 


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Gymnasium  and  Athletics 


THIS  afternoon  we  will  take  time  to  inspect  more  closely  the  Edwards 
Gymnasium,  one  of  the  finest  buildings  of  its  kind  in  the  state, 
and  large  enough  to  meet  the  demands  of  increased  enrollment 
for  many  years  to  come.  With  its  walls  of  pressed  brick  and  its  red  tiled 
roof,  it  presents  a pleasing  appearance,  not  only  to  the  youthful  athlete,  but 
also  to  the  lover  of  college  buildings.  As  we  enter  we  find  ourselves  in  the 
vestibule,  from  which  open  the  stairs  to  the  main  floor,  the  doors  to  the 
locker  rooms  and  the  corridor  to  the  director’s  office.  The  locker  rooms 
are  large  and  equipped  with  sanitary  steel  lockers  with  combination  locks. 
Beyond  the  locker  room  are  the  boxing  room  and  the  shower-bath  room, 
while  from  the  latter  we  can  take  the  stairs  to  the  swimming  pool.  The 
pool  is  well  appointed,  and  equipped  with  a sanitary  filtration  plant,  by 
which  the  water  is  at  all  times  kept  clean  and  inviting. 

In  the  director’s  offices,  we  will  find  (in  cases  and  suspended  from 
the  wall)  the  trophies  of  many  athletic  victories.  It  is  interesting  to  note 
that  the  first  game  of  intercollegiate  football  was  played  in  Ohio  between 
Wesleyan  and  Ohio  State  in  1892,  and  won  by  the  former,  who  also  won 
the  first  college  soccer  game  in  Ohio  in  1914,  by  defeating  Ohio  State. 

Among  the  trophies  you  will  find  the  pictures  of  the  four  teams  who 
have  won  football  championships  and  three  basketball  champions.  In 
basketball,  in  recent  years  the  red  and  black  has  broken  even  with  Ohio 
State,  now  a member  of  the  Western  Conference.  Five  championship 
baseball  teams  are  found  between  1892  and  1914.  Besides  having  won 
the  state  relay  championship  three  times  in  four  years,  Wesleyan  holds  the 
state  records  in  two  events  and  won  its  class  race  in  the  mile  relay  race  in 
1913  at  the  U.  of  P.  International  Intercollegiate  Track  and  Field  Meet 
in  Philadelphia. 

That  great  silver  loving  cup  over  there  is  the  gift  of  an  alumnus  who 
has  requested  that  athletes  who  have  won  especial  distinction  for  Ohio 
Wesleyan  shall  have  their  names  engraved  upon  it.  One  of  the  names 
appearing  on  it  is  that  of  Willard  Banks  ’13,  star  hurdler  and  all-round 
athlete,  who  almost  broke  up  the  Big  Six  Meet  in  his  Senior  year  by 
winning  21  1-4  points  for  Ohio  Wesleyan. 

Professor  Dixon,  Gymnasium  Director  and  Head  Coach,  has  a keen 
insight  into  and  a ready  perception  of  boyish  athletic  natures,  and  is  the  per- 
son around  whom  the  athletic  life  of  the  college  centers.  He  is  already 
known  to  the  athletes  of  the  high  schools  in  the  state  through  his  successful 


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achievement  in  instituting  the  great  High  School  Basketball  Tournament  for 
the  championship  of  the  state.  Through  this  tournament  more  has  been  done 
to  improve  the  quality  of  high  school  basketball  and  general  sportsmanship 
than  through  any  other  means. 

While  engaged  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  health  of  each  individual 
student  by  interclass  and  interfraternity  athletics  and  class  gymnastics,  Pro- 
efssor  Dixon  also  acts  as  head  coach  of  all  of  the  athletic  teams.  In  this  he 
is  aided  in  each  of  the  major  sports  by  a sub-coach,  directly  responsible  for 
the  upbuilding  of  the  team.  In  choice  of  sub-coaches  the  purpose  is  always 
to  have  men  who  are  leaders  in  character,  and  who  have  been  prominent  as 
athletes  in  their  college  days. 

Now  let  us  ascend  to  the  main  floor  where  the  gymnasium  proper 
is  located.  Here  the  floor,  with  its  three  basketball  courts,  its  gallery 
running  track,  and  its  full  equipment  of  apparatus,  offers  opportunity  to 
the  entire  male  element  of  the  college  for  recreation  and  sport.  The  floor 
is  long  enough  for  the  regulation  40-yard  and  is  used  for  this  and  the 
hurdle  races,  together  with  the  field  events  in  the  indoor  track  meets.  The 
floor  affords  inspiring  sights  when  all  three  basketball  courts  are  full,  or 
when  it  is  occupied  by  fifty  or  more  men  taking  part  in  the  classroom  work, 
moving  in  unison  in  the  steps  of  athletic  dances,  or  going  through  the  more 
strenuous  motions  of  light  apparatus  work.  Classes  in  heavy  apparatus, 
wrestling,  fencing  and  boxing  are  also  held. 

From  the  east  windows  of  the  room  we  look  out  upon  the  covered 
grandstand  of  the  athletic  field,  so  close  to  the  building  that  it  is  but  a 
few  feet  from  one  to  the  other.  A 1 00-yard  straight-away  stretches  in  front 
of  the  grandstand,  and  a quarter-mile  track  encircles  the  football  and  base- 
ball field.  From  another  side  may  be  seen  the  tennis  courts  which  are  con- 
stantly in  use,  as  tennis  is  a sport  growing  in  favor  with  the  students.  The 
basement  of  the  building  is  fitted  up  with  locker  rooms  for  visiting  teams,  a 
baseball  cage,  hand-ball  courts  and  rubbing  rooms. 


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On  the  Athletic  Field:  The  Grand  Stand  and  the  Snake  Dance  of  “rooters”  during 

intermission 


College  Organizations 


IF  you  were  here  on  Friday,  you  would  be  impressed  with  the  men’s  meet- 
ing held  in  the  big  Y.  M.  C.  A.  room  on  the  first  floor  of  Gray  Chapel. 
The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  the  college  man’s  practical  heart-to-heart  way  of 
getting  at  the  basis  of  his  religion.  Every  new  student  attending  for  the 
first  time  is  amazed  as  he  finds  something  entirely  beyond  his  conception, — 
several  hundred  men  who  are  fairly  eager  to  tell  simply  what  Christianity 
means  to  them.  He  is  filled  with  a strange  feeling,  as  he  realizes  that 
such  a meeting  as  this  is  to  be  his  privilege  every  week  of  the  year.  Many 
of  the  “Friday  Nighters’’  are  led  by  notable  speakers  who  have  come 
hundreds  of  miles  perhaps  for  the  occasion. 

The  association  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  the  social  and 
everyday  side  of  college  life.  A directory  published  each  semester  and  a 
handbook  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  are  supplied  at  cost.  The  first 
“get  together’’  for  the  new  men  is  always  the  big  stag  reception  held  in 
the  Gym,  where  white  collars  are  taboo,  and  the  program  consists  of  songs, 
yells  and  short  speeches  by  undergraduates  and  faculty  members — all 
tending  to  fill  the  new  college  man  with  the  true  idea  of  Wesleyan  spirit. 
The  joint  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A.  reception,  held  a week  or  two 
later,  is  another  big  affair  where  only  an  abnormal  person  can  escape  a 
good  time.  Games,  stunts  and  tricks  are  all  entered  into  with  an  informal- 
ity and  abandon  which  soon  enables  the  men  and  women  to  become  ac- 
quainted with  each  other. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary  is  one  of  the  college  indispensables.  He 
is  everybody’s  friend;  whether  it  is  the  time  of  the  next  train  to  Columbus 
or  advice  on  one’s  life  work  which  is  sought,  the  little  office  in  Gray  Chapel 
next  door  to  Prexy’s,  is  the  place  to  go. 

With  Wesleyan’s  extraordinary  record  of  graduates  who  have  become 
famous  in  the  church  as  ministers  and  bishops,  and  in  public  life  as  presi- 
dents of  colleges,  it  may  be  easily  seen  that  the  tendency  of  the  under- 
graduate life  is  toward  the  development  of  the  finer  qualities  and  ideals  of 
Christian  manhood.  An  opportunity  for  practice  in  Christian  work  is 
afforded  by  the  Gospel  teams,  composed  of  students  who  conduct  relig- 
ious meetings  in  various  Ohio  communities  during  the  vacation  periods. 

The  Volunteer  Band,  composed  of  prospective  missionaries,  is  the 
second  largest  in  the  world.  Throughout  the  world  men  and  women  from 
Ohio  Wesleyan  have  gone  out  to  spread  the  gospel.  The  undergraduates 
take  active  part  in  the  missionary  propaganda  by  making  annual  contribu- 


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tions  to  support  workers  in  the  foreign  mission  field; — this  year  a teacher 
in  the  Reid  Christian  College,  Lucknow,  India. 

Since  only  ten  per  cent,  of  Wesleyan  graduates  go  into  direct  forms 
of  religious  work,  many  other  undergraduate  activities  arise  from  a desire 
on  the  part  of  the  students  to  prepare  for  what  may  be  their  life  work. 
For  example,  experience  in  journalism  is  afforded  to  the  interested  ones  by 
the  various  undergraduate  publications.  Le  Bijou , the  College  Annual, 
issued  by  a staff  elected  from  the  Junior  class,  is  a comprehensive  review  in 
picture  and  type  of  the  college  life  of  the  year.  The  Ohio  Wesleyan 
Transcript  is  an  eight-page  weekly.  Its  staff  is  elected  by  competition  and 
has  entire  charge  of  the  paper,  from  securing  the  ads  to  writing  “heads” 
and  “making  up.”  It  gives  opportunity  to  some  twenty-five  undergraduates 
to  get  an  idea  of  the  demands  of  journalism,  and  maintains  an  office  of  its 
own,  equipped  as  nearly  as  possible  like  that  of  a city  newspaper. 

You  have  already  doubtless  come  to  the  conclusion  that  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan is  somewhat  of  a musical  school.  The  chief  exponent  of  singing 
in  college  is  the  Glee  Club,  which  during  vacations  and  week-ends  gives 
entertainments  throughout  Ohio  and  neighboring  states.  Membership  is 
competitive  and  weekly  training  is  given  by  a member  of  the  faculty  in  the 
school  of  music.  The  Choral  Club  is  a similar  organization  among  the 
women,  which  gives  an  annual  concert  in  Gray  Chapel.  The  ’Varsity 
Male  Quartet  also  makes  extended  tours,  and  during  the  summer  seasons 
is  sometimes  booked  for  the  Chautauqua  circuit. 

You  will  not  want  to  leave  without  having  taken  dinner  at  one  of  the 
fraternity  houses  and  we  are  to  be  the  guests  this  evening  of  one  of  the 
societies.  There  are  one  local  and  ten  national  fraternities,  besides  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  Union,  which  is  composed  of  a number  of  non-fraternity 
men.  Each  of  the  fraternities  has  its  own  house  where  its  members  live 
during  the  four  years  of  college  life.  Although  the  fraternities  represent 
only  about  half  of  the  men  of  the  student  body,  membership  in  them  is  not 
valued  so  much  as  a distinction,  as  for  the  companionship  and  social  life 
afforded.  Democracy  is  the  keynote  of  the  success  of  fraternity  life  at 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  and  as  far  as  popularity  and  the  attaining  of  college 
offices  is  concerned,  there  is  no  sharply  drawn  line  between  fraternity  and 
non-fraternity  men.  The  spirit  of  companionship  which  you  notice  in  the 
fraternity  house  means  much  in  after  years  of  life,  for  the  friendships  made 
in  these,  the  most  impressionable  years  of  one’s  life,  are  among  the  most 
lasting  assets  of  college  days.  Under  the  system  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  men  can 
not  be  pledged  until  they  have  graduated  from  high  school,  nor  be  initiated 
until  they  have  passed  their  first  semester  of  work  in  college.  After  the 
strenuous  rivalry  of  “rush  week”  the  fraternities  are  very  friendly  towards 
each  other;  in  fact  the  unusual  harmony  existing  has  often  been  commented 
upon  by  fraternity  visitors  from  other  schools. 

As  our  hosts  show  us  with  pride  over  their  home,  pointing  out  the 
trophies  which  they  have  won,  or  the  portraits  of  men  of  distinction  who 
are  brothers  in  the  same  bond  with  them  and  as  the  little  circle  gathers 


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The  Choral  Club 


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around  the  grate  fire  in  the  “den”  to  sing,  you  will  feel  something  grip 
you  with  a desire  to  share  in  that  thrill  of  companionship,  and  you  wonder 
which  fraternity  will  become  your  fraternity. 

However,  you  must  not  get  the  idea  that  all  of  Ohio  Wesleyan’s  social 
life  centers  around  the  fraternities,  for  in  addition  to  the  Ohio  Wesleyan 
Union,  composed  of  some  fifty  non-fraternity  men,  about  half  of  the  men 
of  the  college  are  organized  more  or  less  loosely  into  boarding  clubs. 
Dinner  parties  are  frequently  given  by  the  clubs,  and  the  various  groups 
are  represented  in  athletics  by  excellent  baseball  and  basketball  teams. 

You  ask,  can  a fellow  work  his  way  through  college?  At  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  as  in  many  other  schools,  there  is  usually  a way  where  there  is 
a will.  The  University  helps  through  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary  by 
conducting  an  employment  bureau,  and  also  by  means  of  loans  and  scholar- 
ships. The  “hustlers”  will  be  found  making  their  way  by  every  means 
from  cleaning  furnaces,  up  through  canvassing,  to  conducting  business 
establishments  of  their  own.  Many  of  the  stories  told  read  like  fiction. 
The  President  of  the  Student  Body  a few  years  ago  is  said  to  have  entered 
Ohio  Wesleyan  as  a “prep”  with  a capital  of  fifty  cents.  A converted 
Russian  Jew  came  to  this  country  ten  years  ago,  almost  penniless.  In 
sweat-shops,  in  lumber  camps,  and  finally  by  conducting  a business  of  his 
own,  he  gained  his  entire  education  at  Ohio  Wesleyan,  graduating  a 
prominent  member  of  his  class. 

Ohio  Wesleyan  has  long  been  noted  for  the  democratic  feeling  which 
prevails.  Snobbishness  does  not  thrive  where  one  asks,  “What  can  he  do?” 
instead  of  “Who  is  he?”  The  man  who  spoke  for  the  undergraduates  at 
the  banquet  has  paid  for  his  whole  education  by  running  a boarding  club. 
Many  a man  whose  name  you  hear  most  frequently  upon  the  Campus  is 
absolutely  self-supporting,  and  it  is  not  unusual  to  find  him  the  room-mate 
of  the  son  of  a wealthy  manufacturer  or  merchant. 


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Coming  to  the  End 


INCREDIBLY  short  is  the  time  which  will  be  yours  to  enjoy,  from  the 
date  of  your  arrival  in  Delaware  as  an  eager  and  inquisitive  Freshman, 
until  the  day  when  you  regretfully  crowd  the  souvenirs  of  your  four 
years  of  achievement  into  your  trunk  and  take  your  last  parting  look  at  the 
old  campus  and  the  many  sights  which  are  always  to  remain  such  a vivid 
part  of  your  life.  College  life  anywhere  is  a great  privilege,  but  it  is  the 
medium-sized  college  especially,  with  its  closer  touch  of  companionship, 
which  furnishes  a background  of  character  for  the  practical  things  taught 
in  the  class  room.  It  is  through  the  associations  and  traditions  that  become 
a part  of  one’s  personality,  that  Ohio  Wesleyan  has  gained  such  a position 
in  the  middle  West. 

You  are  debating  perhaps  the  problem  of  how  best  to  secure  prepar- 
ation for  your  life’s  work.  A bulletin  which  the  college  issues,  shows  how 
every  professional  education  must  depend  upon  a liberal  arts  foundation. 
That  essential  part  is  what  Ohio  Wesleyan  emphasizes  most,  and  yet  in 
addition  she  can  offer  work  of  recognized  merit  in  Music.  Art,  Oratory, 
Engineering,  etc.  The  faculty  as  a whole  in  both  qualifications  and  in 
inclination  to  help  inside  and  out  of  the  class  room,  comes  close  to  the 
standard  which  President  Welch  has  set  for  the  ideal  faculty. 

In  the  first  hurried  visit  to  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  you  have  caught 
a vision  of  many  phases  of  college  life.  Next  year  you  will  undoubtedly 
begin  your  own  college  career.  The  choice  of  your  future  college  is  the 
most  momentous  problem  which  you  are  now  facing.  The  impressions 
which  you  have  gained  here  are  sure  to  be  confused  and  vague,  yet  as  you 
think  it  over  on  your  return,  you  will  undoubtedly  be  impressed  by  many 
things  you  have  actually  seen  here.  If  you  feel  that  the  things  you  want 
to  find  in  your  college  are  a good  faculty  under  an  efficient  administration, 
an  equipment  as  good  as  that  of  most  colleges  of  its  size,  a high  moral 
atmosphere,  a loyal  feeling  of  fellowship  among  its  undergraduates  and 
alumni,  and  a high  standing  in  its  intercollegiate  relations,  you  will  un- 
doubtedly consider  Ohio  Wesleyan  in  choosing  your  future  Alma  Mater. 


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